Do you feel you overshare on here

I think I’ve been over sharing.

This is a public forum.

Anyone can read it.

I don’t want, potentially the whole world, to know that much about me.

It’s because I’m a private person in some way, and I have forgotten the reason for that until recently.

How about you folks?

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I just realised recently that I don’t feel comfortable with how extensively I’ve been sharing my thoughts. That’s why.

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I dont feel like I overshare. I am comfortable with what I share in case anyone found me here. I am easy to find online so I dont think too much of it.

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Yes, I probably do. It just feels so good to get it out.

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Happy cakeday leafy :slight_smile:

I think with anything it’s a balance

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Sometimes I do. But I need this outlet.

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I used to in a way, but I feel like I’ve gotten better about being private online lol

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I generally discuss here the matter related with schizophrenia execpt selfie.
I have also other social media like Facebook and Instagram, WhatsApp.

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I have feelings that outsiders are seeing what I post so then I feel they talk about me. :grin:

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I don’t think I overshare about my symptoms. That’s kinda why we’re all here, to talk about symptoms and find support (mainly).

I do feel I’ve overshared about my location, in the past. And I used to post pictures of myself and pictures of places around where I live. I have deleted those posts. I prefer to be anonymous, for the most part. I no longer want my face and identity to be so easily discovered.

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I absolutely overshare, but I’m honestly like that in life overall. If you’ve met me, you know my life story. I talk a lot, and since I have had nothing going on for so darn long, there’s not much to talk about but my life. So that’s what people get. I bet it sucks pretty badly for them. Sorry to all the people I’ve bored to tears with my incessant talking or typing.

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I feel like i overshare a little, but its important to me to have this outlet. It can feel real lonely having sz, especially when no one around you has any sort of mental illness. Coming on here makes me feel less alone. I havent made any real friends yet, but i see that other people have and it gives me hope. :slight_smile:

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I think I overshare, but the benefits overcome the possible downsides.

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If I over share or go into too much detail using psychology terminology I know I will be punished and served with yet another banned blog.

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I have mixed feelings about this idea of oversharing in general…

I feel like it’s important to share everything or else no one can know how to help you - if you need help.

It’s also not healthy to bottle stuff up.

On the other end where people don’t like it? Well, that’s their problem. They don’t need to listen anyway.

It irks me though because of some ideas that have been put into my mind feel like they come from western culture… which is wanting to listen and help others is a symptom of abandonment trauma/codependency.

Idk.

I personally feel like it’s a good thing because really… sometimes it helps to get it all out. We need to have a discussion about some issues/perspectives in order to resolve or change something sometimes.

I feel like too much of our culture emphasizes hyper individualism and its very unhealthy.

There are some things that I know some people in my life are struggling with and so much of what could help them mentally/physically is being able to express what they really think and feel. But because of societal shame/socialization, they don’t say anything and just suffer in silence.

I suffer in silence because I choose to. And because I have this feeling of, “Well if that’s how it is, then I might as well play this game too.”.

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My thought is that I don’t have too much to lose. I have one friend, no social media, family is distant and the close ones know everything. Only a “maybe” job, I think? But I’ve learned so much here, and it’s so therapeutic.

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No I don’t have my name on here anywhere so I’m ok to share.

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I don’t think anyone is that into me to go and browse in all my posts that I have done on this forum.

That being said I like my anonymity as well and would feel uncomfortable meeting anyone from this forum in real life.

I just consider this forum as an online support group with online friends that I interact with purely online.

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Yeah, same. I like y’all on the internet, not irl.

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I feel like I do and it’s made several people dislike me on here I believe. I’ve been called a liar, I’ve been accused of things I didn’t do, I’ve been made fun of. And it’s all because I’ve said too much.

But I still keep trying cause despite the bad there’s a lot of good here too I’ve made friends and it’s nice to know that people can relate. So I try my best to be open and honest

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